51 BJJ Academies in Sydney.
Sydney is the busiest BJJ scene in Australia and a really good city to train in if you're traveling through. Many of the city's academies trace back to John Will, who received his black belt from Rigan Machado in 1998 and went on to lead BJJ Australasia (the Machado / Will-Machado organization), the largest BJJ network in Oceania with over 70 affiliated schools across Australia and New Zealand.
A few specific rooms are worth knowing about. Team Perosh Mixed Martial Arts in Five Dock and Kings MMA Academy in Moorebank are both long-running Will-Machado lineage rooms. Marrickville (in the Inner West) has multiple BJJ rooms — Levels Jiu-Jitsu Club, ROOTS BJJ inside the Brazilian Cultural Centre, and Marrickville Martial Arts Club among them. Gracie Barra Sydney is one of the bigger franchise rooms in the city.
The vibe leans heavily into competition and MMA crossover. The IBJJF Sydney International Open runs every year (typically in April), and the Pan Pacific Jiu-Jitsu Championship — running since 1999 in conjunction with IBJJF — fills the major competition slot every October/November.
Sydney is geographically large. The Inner West (Five Dock, Marrickville and the surrounding suburbs) has a noticeable cluster of BJJ rooms; South-West Sydney (Moorebank and similar) has its own scene. Plan around the specific gym you're targeting rather than trying to gym-hop across the metro.
Practical tips: most rooms are air-conditioned, English is universal, and drop-in pricing varies by gym (ask directly). The Australian winter (June–August) is mild and good for training; summers (Dec–Feb) are humid. Bring a reference from your home gym and a clean gi (color norms are flexible in Sydney) and you'll be welcomed.
Academy 411
Sydney, New South Wales
Ace Academy Jiujitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Alavanca Jiujitsu Academy
Sydney, New South Wales
Alliance Jiu Jitsu Drummoyne
Sydney, New South Wales
Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales
Bondi Jiu Jitsu Academy
Sydney, New South Wales
Braddah Jiu Jitsu Artarmon
Sydney, New South Wales
Braddah Jiu Jitsu Sydenham
Sydney, New South Wales
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Prospect
Sydney, New South Wales
Cortex MMA
Sydney, New South Wales
Garage Grappling
Sydney, New South Wales
Garage Jiu Jitsu CBD
Sydney, New South Wales
GRACIE ALEXANDRIA BJJ
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra Artarmon | Brazilian Jiu - Jitsu & Self - Defence
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra Blacktown City
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra Bondi
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra Carlton
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra Oceania
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra St Peters
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra West Ryde
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Barra Wetherill Park Brazilian JiuJitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Botany Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Sydney, New South Wales
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Botany
Sydney, New South Wales
Higher Jiu Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Igor MMA Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales
Inner Westside Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Kings Academy
Sydney, New South Wales
Legacy Bjj
Sydney, New South Wales
Legacy BJJ Chatswood
Sydney, New South Wales
Legacy Jiu Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
LEVELS JIUJITSU CLUB - BJJ & Self Defence
Sydney, New South Wales
Life BJJ
Sydney, New South Wales
LOCALS JIU JITSU MAROUBRA
Sydney, New South Wales
Locals Jiu Jitsu Zetland
Sydney, New South Wales
myBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team
Sydney, New South Wales
myBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team
Sydney, New South Wales
Open Sparring Muay Thai Sydney & BJJ Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales
Origem Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Parramatta Jiu Jitsu Academy
Sydney, New South Wales
Partizan Grappling Academy: No Gi Jiu-Jitsu & Wrestling
Sydney, New South Wales
Player One Jiu-Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Quantum Martial Arts The Rocks
Sydney, New South Wales
SJJA Crows Nest
Sydney, New South Wales
Southern Cross Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Sydney, New South Wales
Straight Blast Australia
Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Team Perosh Mixed Martial Arts: MMA, BJJ, and Muay Thai Kickboxing for Adults & Kids
Sydney, New South Wales
Trinity Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Vantage Jiu Jitsu
Sydney, New South Wales
Westside myBJJ Lidcombe
Sydney, New South Wales
Tournaments and seminars in Sydney.
Heffron Centre · Sydney, New South Wales
AJP Tour (Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro) Gi/No-Gi jiu-jitsu championship at Heffron Centre in Sydney, New South Wales.
Whitlam Leisure Centre · Sydney, New South Wales
Grappling Industries Gi and No-Gi grappling tournament with round-robin brackets for all belt levels and ages, at Whitlam Leisure Centre in Sydney, New South Wales.
Whitlam Leisure Centre · Sydney, New South Wales
Grappling Industries Gi and No-Gi grappling tournament with round-robin brackets for all belt levels and ages, at Whitlam Leisure Centre in Sydney, New South Wales.
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